Douglas Swaim (6 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Good. 2nd Edition. Oblong Quarto. 225 pages, indexed. Soft cover bound in sepia and blue wrappers. The binding is a bit rubbed and the front cover has a white paper label from the Preservation Society of Asheville nothing that this was a display copy. A sound copy. Some foxing to the inside the front cover. The text is generally clean. Illustrated throughout with photos. Mary Jo Brezny (illustrator).…

Soft cover. Condition: Good. 2nd Edition. Oblong Quarto. 225 pages, indexed. Soft cover bound in sepia and blue wrappers. The binding is a bit rubbed and has some scuff marks on the front cover. A sound copy. Some foxing to the inside the front cover. The text is generally clean. Illustrated throughout with photos. Mary Jo Brezny (illustrator).…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Second Edition, Fourth Printing. Second Edition, Fourth Printing. Paperback. Cabins & Castles was first completed in 1981, a joint effort of the Historic Resources Commission and the North Carolina Division of Archives and History. The book became enormously popular with natives, tourists, historians, and preservationists as a primary source of knowledge about the richly historic Buncombe County. Cabins & Castles contains a historical overview, as well as the specific record of individual properties built in the area, primarily those constructed prior to 1930. Historical sketches of Buncombe County and Asheville written by John Ager and Talmage Powell are followed by editor Douglas Swaim's essay on local architectural history. Rapid development in the urban and rural areas of Buncombe County makes this record timely and valuable. .…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Minor shelf and handling wear, overall a clean solid copy with minimal signs of use. 1981 printing. Minor wear to the covers and spine. Clean interior pages. Secure packaging for safe delivery.

paperback. Condition: fair. Division of Archives & History, North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources, Asheville, 1981, 3rd.prtg. 8-1/2"x11" oblong paperbk., 225pp., many photos., creased corners, glue showing at title-page so probably a bit delicate, fair $.

Soft Cover. Condition: Good+. 2nd Edition, 3rd Printing. Previous owner's address label on inside cover otherwise clean, unmarked interior. Cover has moderate wear with light crease at corners and some smudging.